David Moyes has admitted he did not expect to be leaving Goodison Park this summer but conceded that he could not say no to Manchester United.
Passionate
Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic has backed "winner" Moyes to build on Ferguson's legacy at Old Trafford.
Vidic said: "I'm looking forward to working with David and I believe I will have the same success I had with Sir Alex.
"David and Sir Alex share some similarities - they are very passionate, they are both winners and you can see the way they approach the games and how they run things.
"David Moyes did a great job with Everton. He is a man who gets his players to work hard and show discipline.
"He did that well with Everton because in the last few years they've been successful in getting into the top six
Meanwhile, Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole told The Footballers' Football Show that Moyes was the ideal choice as United boss and not Jose Mourinho.
Former Old Trafford striking heroes Yorke and Cole backed the appointment, insisting that Moyes' managerial style and longevity at Everton had marked him out as the perfect successor to Ferguson.
Indeed, Yorke insisted that Moyes was a better fit for United than Real Madrid supremo Mourinho, claiming the Portuguese tactician's short-stay mentality would not work at Old Trafford.
"Jose is a very successful man and of course a successful manager as well, but Moyes just seems to fit and has longevity," said Yorke.
"Jose moves around and gets the best out of his players; couple of years, two or three years and then moves on. That seems to be his style of management. But at Manchester United it's a longevity job, it's not a quick fix."
